Photo by Tony GallagherWell, it's finally here. Almost a year after offering up a sneak peek of the music being made by Tauntaun, the defacto supergroup profiled in this week's issue, led by former Gamits frontman Chris Fogal and featuring Ian O'Dougherty, Matty Clark and Dave Barker, the outfit is unveiling its debut platter tonight at the Bluebird in the company of Stereotyperider and Wetlands. And we have tickets! To be in the running when we pick the winners at random this afternoon, send us
Photo by Soren McCartyTauntaun, Kingdom of Magic and Wetlands
Friday, March 6, 2009
Bluebird Theater
Better than: banging your head against your steering wheel
Friday night's Bluebird crowd came prepared to rock, and they certainly
weren't disappointed. As metal reasserts itself in the mainstream
Denver music scene, fans of nosehair-singeing rock are lucky to have
the chance to catch lineups like this one.
Doug BeamIan Cooke
Ian Cooke Band, Alan Alda, Tauntaun
Aug. 29
Bluebird Theater
Better than: Seeing three of Denver's most dynamic and promising bands in three separate venues.
It was challenging to find obvious common threads in the three performances at the Bluebird on Friday night. Separately, the Ian Cooke Band, Alan Alda and Tauntaun can all lay claim to the title of being among Denver's most innovative and promising ensembles. But the groups specialize in different genres. The Ian Cooke
